tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 5

REIMBURSEMENT: July Will Be Shakedown Time for Physicians

If you thought your nightmares were over now that Congress has rescued physician payments from the threatened 4.4 percent cut, think again. The fruit of intensive lobbying by physician groups on Capitol Hill took formal shape Feb. 26 as the Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services unveiled its Medicare payment rule for physicians. This rule reflects the physician fee schedule fix that groups like the American Medical Association have been clamoring for and turns the planned 4.4 percent pay cut into a 1.6 percent increase. But insiders are already predicting glitches in the implementation of the rule...

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